Changing from stand alone furling gear to headstay

[John Jamieson]

Appreciate everyones advice and insights. Best - J.

[Brian Duff]

your are right as Rayne by stating that furled sail shape comes nothing near as effective as a sail that is the right size.

That said, a good furler ( read not Profurl) with some padding on the luff, will produce an ok shape, great shape even when compared with foredeck work on so many of these aweful fiberglas glossboxes people use today. I would hate to have to get up forward on something like a Catalina 440 on a wet day in 25+ knots. I'd probably get hurt on that skating rink. Many boats are equally bad, that is not a particular tear into the catalina, but man is that 440 UGLY !

The cape dory, probably not so bad, but still glossy and slick !